We hired a policeman & it's going really great. Meet our #Maker in Residence @TobyRobertsPi.
"I was a #Surveillance Officer for 15 years, so I built stuff to hide covert video & audio gear. I’d disguise it as something else.
During all those years of working with Raspberry Pi, I never thought I’d end up working here; as I’ve always been a #RaspberryPi fan, I’m fascinated to see what takes place behind the scenes."
@vegetablegremlin no your supposed to interact with your users and customers to promote and create value. This isn't a fucking Wendy's account roasting other fast food. It's a PR nightmare but keep doubling down on acting like a Troll.
@pikesley what the heck? This is unprofessional and as someone pointed out already, your cop in residence might be a super nice person, but you still put 'he did covered up surveillance for a living' in your post, saying that this is a completely normal thing to do, while your community clearly think it is NOT!
Folks I'm not exactly a police supporter but this is a terrible way to intro Tony. You've basically written this guy specialises in surveillance and now he works with our computers, yay!
genuinely, are y’all doing ok? You seem to have taken the whole “sassy social media managers are popular with the kids” thing a bit literally and it’s not a good look. Please step away for a bit before you cause lasting damage
@deadda7a all cops are bastards and this post is in extremely bad taste for a company that does what rPi does
But the cherry on top is watching the person in charge of a company’s PR lose their shit and start instructing people to stop following the company on social media.
@deadda7a Social media is also a place to learn things! You can unfollow and you can start using different embedded systems (I helped bring the TS-7200 to a whole new market long before RPi existed), but it's also possible to learn things! Apparently unless you're RaspberryPi!
Responding in such a dismissive way to a valid criticism is a bad look. You have a post heavily implying your computers are used by police for surveillance and that’s going to set marginalised folks on edge. Your reply is unprofessional.
40% of cops self report that they engage in domestic violence, many using surveillance tech to stalk their victims. You’re connecting your brand to that.
hi. I've looked up the dimensions of the pi pico w, and am wondering if it would be possible to hide it in a lightsaber as part of a surveillance device? Asking for a friend*!
@james and remember, nobody bad has ever used a lightsaber!
I’m sure he’s a swell guy, and this is his redemption arc, but you definitely dropped the ball on how it was announced and the handling of genuine concerns and sincere worries - including your admission and apparent condoning to the use of your hardware in spying and surveillance by the state on its citizens. If you don’t see the problem there, you shouldn’t work in computing.
This is a really disappointing and immature way to respond to legitimate concerns, and isn't doing anything to reassure the community that your company isn't taking a shitty stance on surveillance and privacy. #RaspberryPi
I think people are more concerned with "I was a #Surveillance Officer for 15 years, so I built stuff to hide covert video & audio gear. I’d disguise it as something else, like a piece of street furniture or a household item."
But if "he built lightsabers" is your only standard for good character, so did Palpatine.
I think people are more concerned with "I was a #Surveillance Officer for 15 years, so I built stuff to hide covert video & audio gear. I’d disguise it as something else, like a piece of street furniture or a household item."
But if "he built lightsabers" is your only standard for good character, so did Palpatine.
Adults: "Folks I'm not exactly a police supporter but this is a terrible way to intro Tony. You've basically written this guy specialises in surveillance and now he works with our computers, yay!" ~ @james
You: "heeeee builds lightsbabers James. Chill."
Adults: "being dismissive like that further erodes trust. If you don’t understand these concerns, that’s a learning opportunity for you, not a reason to be snarky." ~ @esther
You: "Bye bye now"
I think it's pretty obvious who can claim to behave like an adult here---and who not.
Honestly, calling your customers childish I'm not sure it's the best way to do business, the 'grown up adult way' would of been to use this as a learning opportunity not a reason to be dismissive of people's concerns.
i wonder how many police harassment campaigns against political activists Toby participated in, how many lives he's ruined, how much blood he has on his hands. I wonder if his victims felt bullied.
@javielico "you're bullying" the guy who says he has been spying on people with your product for a decade with your product? in a job where the norm is bullying and spying activists?
@javielico I want to be clear here, you introduced this man as a surveillance specialist and included a statement by him describing how he used to plant disguised surveillance equipment. People say "that doesn't exactly make me trust you more" and you call that bullying?
@javielico Promoting fascism and wallowing in it like this when people rightly call you out on your venal and cynical bullshit is not the flex you think it is. You're no different from a Philip Morris publicist laughing off cancer and urging peoole to smoke up. Congratulations. I will never buy your products again.
@javielico The sad thing is, Toby may be great! The quote be from “I used to hide this stuff in innocuous objects, then I realised that’s not what I wanted to do with my life, and there were better uses for the tech… I’m really glad @Raspberry_Pi gave me this opportunity to give back…” or whatever. But what you posted doesn’t say that. Hire an ex-cop, hire an ex-offender, whatever. But don’t leave out the “ex-“ in your headline.
@javielico "bullying" is not when customers express concern about the future of your product line when hiring people whose job was using your products for surveillance
Ok, wind back. Are you genuinely so socially unaware that you thought all sections of society believe police surveillance to be a good thing? Do you really not understand why numerous, if not all, communities, have reason to be mistrustful of state surveillance? And do you truly believe that those communities are not “adult”? @javielico
So just to clarify, in your opinion, and by extension the opinion of the company on the whole, concerns about a surveillance specialist— explicitly practiced in hiding surveillance equipment in otherwise innocuous objects— being heavily involved in the further development of small, easily hidden computers….
Those concerns, to you, are childish and immature?
Wanna be real clear that that’s what you’re saying here.
@javielico pleeeease go talk to your colleagues about this situation before you say or do anything else, maybe they can explain to you why you’re fucking up & help you fix it.
@javielico the arrogance and arrant stupidly necessary to strut into a community that is *famously* anti surveillance and *famously* anti cop and do…this… is just baffling. Like, there is no upside here. There is no right wing muskrat community to make up for the goodwill and customers lost. It’s all downside. Regardless of the rights and wrongs of your feelings on the subject, aren’t you paid *not* to drive customers away and make people loathe you?
don’t worry about it. One other instance got blocked for allowing a photo of a steak. The fascist section of the Fediverse will always find a reason. It’s just a matter of time. May as well get it over with and move on.
@javielico How the fuck else did you see this going? "Check out this cool cop that that helped the state spy on you for years, using the technology we provided him" fuck y'all
How about you stop pouting and throwing a tempter tantrum and address people's concerns in a professional manner? You're the bloody admin, act like it.
It seems that you're unaware of the number of people REALLY don't trust the police, who have had bad experiences with them, and who are quite horrified by you profiling a person who spied on the populace.
"I used your product to spy on people in political movements that criticized our conduct and now I get to work on your product! I can definitely be trusted with this authority."
What's next, hiring Richard fucking Spencer as head of PR?
@manawyrm if the intro was about how much he regretted being a cop and how he is now dedicating his life to helping the public discover and destroy covert surveillance devices, that would've been the only way this wasn't Y I K E S
@manawyrm Thing is, your first four words are "We hired a policeman...", not 'former' or 'ex-', so the customer response shouldn't be a surprise.
And why make this person's employment, current or former, part of the post? I don't recall ever seeing anyone else who's joined RaspPi getting that treatment, so the only conclusion has to be that you were goading for a response.
Do you need a list? Here's a few to get you started:
Cops Spies Nazis Military industrial contractors Cryptocurrency shills Vulture capitalists Political party operatives Agents of apartheid states like Israel or Qatar Resource privatizers like Nestle Blatantly corrupt non-profit orgs like FIFA State-agency front NGOs like the School of the Americas
@manawyrm Generally speaking, anyone who devoted their life to making their community or their world a worse place. It's not actually that long of a list, really, shouldn't be that hard to suss out.
um, well this def makes me reconsider buying Pis for future projects... Not knowing if they will be built to spy on me a la something like Intel AMT phoning home without me knowing.
Are you saying that @ubergeek cannot read? I am sure they can. And in your article there's nothing to be read that can address our concerns. And with your reaction you are insulting people. I do not think that should be something to do as a representative of a company.
“Yes, he used our tech to spy on people. But he also makes lightsabers and laser-cuts pumpkins, which is fun! And he was also a drone operator for the police… But focus on the fun! Look: an automated swear jar! Just hope it does snitch on you!”
@ubergeek I seem to be missing something here? nothing in the article linked would suggest a reassurance that toby isn't on the team for the purpose of adding surveillance to your computers? it doesn't even say what he's doing on the team. it's just a short bio. The concerns here seem pretty valid with the information provided. you even made a point to add a quote specifically saying that he has experience with "covert video and audio gear." and that he is able to "disguise it as... a household item" he even says "The variety of tools and equipment I used then really shaped what I do today.” which would seem to suggest his job *is* in fact hiding surveillance gear in the raspberry pi's he's working on.
I'm not trying to say you hired toby to do this, but hiring someone in this field without even saying what his job is or what he's working on is cause for a pretty big privacy concern, and passing it off with this snark insisting that this kind of information is in the article, when it obviously isn't, is quite unhelpful with putting these concerns at ease.
@ubergeek Personally, I'm much less concerned about the original post than I am about the responses. I think you'll generally find that a lot of people don't trust cops, and one that specialized in surveillance is even more of a concern, but I'd be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for leaving that profession.
That doesn't mean mocking those concerns is a good strategy for dealing with them. You're dealing with a platform where a large portion of the membership is here because they don't want to take snarky abuse from their tech company - read the room!
@ubergeek what's with the rude attitude towards customers and potential customers who have legitimate concerns? This account should be managed more professionally.
@ubergeek this is really a bad look for y'all. I don't mean the hiring, I mean your edgelord responses to anyone calling into question the hiring. Some of the worst social media management I've seen in years.
Woooow! @Raspberry_Pi! So the problem is that your customers are unable to read... Nice play. Just never buying or recomending your hardware. @ubergeek @TobyRobertsPi
sorry, nothing personal, but I don't know if I can trust a person that comes from a known right-wing infested group that loves to harras left and LGBT persons and is known for racial bias.
Content warning: raspberry pi being proud of hiring a surveillance cop
I find this announcement and your response to backlash extremely concerning. Raspberry Pi produces hardware and OSes and therefore implicitly trusted by millions with little way of verifying beyond trusting your stated good intentions. I can certainly no longer consider your stated intentions at all in line with mine. Why did you think it was a good idea to run this advertisement? Is it just the PR team who thinks spying is cool, or will this affect your products?
It does me good to see so many others respond with similar concerns. Security is a concern that affects us all. I sincerely hope you act to repair our trust.
Given the UK police's terrible reputation for surveilling innocent campaigners using the most cruel methods, and the subsequent denials and coverups, this should have been a big no-no for you.
a cop that had a career building spying equipment is definitely the kind of person i trust at a tech firm.
so when are you going to be hiring former MSS agents? i mean why not, you're on a fucking roll. i would ask about the CIA but i'm certain you think they're the good guys despite doing the exact same job
I am really saddened and disappointed in how you treat people's concerns in this thread, it is a bad look. I considered buying a raspberrypi but now that I know how this company responds to people I do not think I will. With this "advertisement" you have managed to achieve the exact opposite effect than you wanted to. Good job I guess.
given the number of people who’ve been victims of surveillance police (particularly in places with more authoritarian regimes, but far from exclusively) I think this was unfortunately very ill conceived
why are you being such assholes about this? read the fucking room. tons of people have legitimate reasons to dislike police and tons more have legitimate reasons to be suspicious of people who've worked in surveillance. police in the US kill people of color with impunity and brazenly spy on and infiltrate any group organizing for political change.
your reactions to people's concerns have completely tanked any goodwill I had towards your projects. seriously. obviously you don't care, but damn, you want to run full tilt into pariahdom?
Seriously. This is not good PR. I am not an anti cop but I really don't like this. A lot of us that are hacking with Raspberry Pis care a lot about privacy. Law enforcements and privacy don't mix good in general. Check out @eff and their work
While I'm sure he's a lovely bloke, I'm not sure you thought this toot through. Folks round here are particularly uneasy about cops, what with them having been used so often against minority groups, left-leaning movements, unions, and sex workers (remember the positive reactions to the stripper pole?), so putting up a sign saying 'look at our policeman! He used to do surveillance! Isn't he great!' doesn't read in the same way as it would in more mainstream circles.
that is seriously creepy. Are you _really_ sure you want to create that kind of feeling around the #RaspberryPi? Honestly, why should we trust anything you make if that type of person is working for you?
Wow, nothing against them but that's an absolutely awful way to introduce him.
There is valid widespread criticism of surveillance and the police, particularly by a large portion of your customers. To ignore and dismiss that is insensitive and thoughtless.
And then to double-down with outright rude responses, completely dismissing concerns, blocking any criticism...
slashing demand by alienating your customer base is definitely one way to solve your supply chain problems...
making light of police surveillance is definitely a misstep, being an asshole in your replies is inexcusable. guess i'll be looking at other vendors next time i'm picking up SBCs
Looks like I'll be learning about some other single-board computers for my next project (starting this weekend). Hey, and they seem to be cheaper! Thanks for getting the ball rolling!
What kind of incompetent controle the official account of an organisation? Don't you know that you should communicate with your audience and not block them?
this original post is gross, but your juvenile replies to folks are even worse. You've already shown that you don't care about the community that made you successful when you redirected most of your products away from the hobbyist market to the commercial customers, but this is a new low that shows that you profoundly don't what people expect from a charity founded to "promote the study of computer science and related topics"
I look forward to the apology post you’ll be issuing for this in a few days after you actually get it through your thick skulls why posting this was a bad idea
this original post is gross, but your juvenile replies to folks are even worse. You've already shown that you don't care about the community that made you successful when you redirected your products away from the hobbyist market to the commercial customers, but this is a new low that shows that you profoundly don't understand what people expect from a charity founded to "promote the study of computer science and related topics"
Here on the Fediverse is quite a number of people who don't trust police. I am sure that you have experienced that by now though it worries me that you did not seem to know that when posting this here, for that could mean you're on a platform of which you do not know or understand the culture and such. Ignorance is very dangerous for human society. Now, I myself would have only one raised eyebrow upon seeing your post, but upon seeing how you deal with the reactions, which could have been somewhat predictable, I am quite shocked. You only say that 'people can just unfullow', but with this you dismiss their concerns. That builds antitrust.
Given this behaviour of yours, I cannot completely trust you anymore. I really hope that this was a mistake and that you will learn and do something to show us that you can still be trusted. @TobyRobertsPi
I suspect that Tony might indeed be a perfectly fine gentleman; but in contrast to modern events with western governments drifting towards police states ( like the US ).. you can't possibly just pretend like that's not going to inform people's opinions. You had police in the US hiding their own crimes, siding with white nationalist, spying on 'left' groups, disproportionately killing/imprisoning ethnic minorities. Feel good stories don't change reality.
I'm not very comfortable with that move. We love privacy, not surveillance. It's hard to get a Raspberry nowadays, but we have another motivation to find some alternatives.
i would switch to the banana pi or similar but i'm currently using rpi for libreboot, sad that even you went evil. well, the rpi had nonfree firmware anyway so...
Police Spies Out of Lives (PSOOL) is a campaigning support group working to achieve an end to the sexual and psychological abuse of campaigners and others by undercover police officers.
congrats, you've singlehandedly torpedoed my years-long adoration and usage of the Pi boards. Why would I ever trust that there isn't surveillance tech hidden in your shit now? Unfathomable waste of public trust
Btw. blocking people rightfully criticizing you for celebrating tech which is used to actually kill people is such a cheap pussy move of yours. Disgusting.
Glorifying the police is not a good look and will inevitably alienate many marginalized folk who've been harmed by them.
I do wish you'd rethink the headline and the angle this article takes. I also hope you rethink your response to valid criticism from the community here. I'm really disappointed and surprised by your responses so far. I've always seen the rPi foundation as inclusive and friendly 😔
Ok that's NoT aT aLL terrifying from the company that makes devices that are practically ubiquitous and frequently used in security-sensitive contexts (NB this includes places like SCHOOLS). Seriously bad optics there. Perhaps pick your boasts a little better?
I want you to understand that having a surveillance specialist near your boards makes me 100% positive I'm going to avoid them in favor of cheaper, more readily available alternatives that aren't potentially spying on me.
Your responses to this are troubling. People are raising valid concerns. You could respond in a meaningful and empathetic way, to help allay those concerns and build trust, but you've chosen snark instead. Very unprofessional.
I was already planning to move fully to pine64 hardware over the next couple months, but this further justifies my decision to decommission my remaining 5 pi4s. I see new soquartz+blade purchases in my future
"Hello, we're a company who makes cheap and widely distributed computers. We just hired a surveillance tech expert who's spent the last 15 years building things to spy on people."
This is one dumb post given the current climate around police, surveillance, trust in hardware manufacturers, and privacy. It's also a pretty terrible introduction for a new member of staff.
and now I do not feel comfortable ordering a raspberry pi anymore. A cop that used to place and hide spying equipment for 15 years does not make a trustworthy member of the open source community.
so was he part of the operations where women were duped into having relationships with cops simply because they were involved in activist movements? There's a word for having sex with a woman when consent is gained under wholly false pretences
"For all the years I've been using Raspeberry Pi's to film women without their knowledge in their bathroom, I never imagined I'd land a job at Raspeberry Pi."
U realize that lots of FOSS people r making up your fan base? A lot in the FOSS scene are against (in quite active ways) the use of surveillance tech - including me btw. .
Thus being that enthusiastic about surveillance means going against fundamental believes of your supporters.
I'll observe (ha!) very closely how u'll handle this in the future. If this kind of enthusiasm for tech which states who don't give a damn about human rights use against their people, I'll boycott u!
Fearing discrimination, revictimization or arrests that do more harm than good, women in Canada often stay silent about their abuse. Other jurisdictions are trying to remove police from the equation
You do understand how this erodes trust in your brand, right? I mean, even if his role is in devrel, given who your target market is, this seems like an extremely tone deaf introduction.
you're saying you hired a spycop and you're surprised - even indignant - people have a problem with that?
Are you not familiar with the whole #spycops thing?
The way police spies extensively infiltrated left-wing, anti-racist and environmental organisations, sabotaged them, manipulated their members, had sex with activists under false pretences... are you not familiar with all this background?
These are just some of the things you might want to be aware of when you're posting proudly about hiring a Surveillance Officer. I wouldn't want you to be confused about why some people here might react negatively to that.
free #socialmedia tip for #brands, your #cop friends on #mastodon won't see this post and you doubling down in the replies, but everyone who hates #cops will
So you hired a cop who apparently used your product to spy on people and you think that's going great? And you think the educators / makers who a KEY part of your business strategy as stated on your business strategy, are gonna be cool with that?
oopsy doopsie, company that makes computers and just hired a surveillance cop, you've done a fucky wucky! better fire this person and the dumbass social media manager while we're at it before you do a widdle bankruptcy uwu
Why on Earth would you want to associate yourselves with mass surveillance and state repression? There's nothing cute about what this man described doing to people. I've wanted to work more with RPis for a while, but even if the shortages don't stop me, working with cops definitely will.
Congratulations it's very rare for a company to go from "impossible to find" to "extremely difficult to justify supporting". I was literally helping a friend source and build an Octoprint, but we are obviously going to explore other alternatives now.
I just let my 30K followers on TikTok know about your support of fascism and authoritarianism, as well as the way that you have rudely responded to now ex-customers expressing concern, urging them to boycott your ass. If your intention is to burn your company to the ground, it appears that you are succeeding. NEVER buying a product from you again.
this post and your responses have been absolutely awful.
You're repping this dude's career as a surveillance cop and surprised ppl are like uhhh? Why?
Congrats on alienating yourself from a huge portion of the fediverse cause you were fully dismissive of people raising issues about you obliviously cheering on your creepy instance addition.
Fuck the police. Ex-cops should be ashamed and making amends not bragging about how they used to likely prey on people like us for the carceral state. Fuck all the way off
@esther Esther, raspberrypi.org/contact would be a good way of letting the brand know what their employee is up to on this platform. I've reached out to let them know the damage being done to their brand, but I encourage you and everyone else to do the same.
Wow, dude. Awful PR. Will your cop-in-residence also ensure that when killer robots get ordered by police departments all over the world, that they're running on a Pi?
To whomever is running the social media for #raspberryPi let me say this: your job is to understand the platforms you're on and represent the brand positively. You have failed. I hope you do some learning about #mastodon
my husband's job is dependent on rpi not going out of business, so I'd really appreciate you not spreading copaganda, you know? This is a real bad look for you. #acab
I am very disappointed to see this glorification of policing and surveillance. These have consistently been violent, unjust, and major drivers of social inequities. I feel this is at odds with the brand's mission and would welcome a response addressing this.
Lol, you should have hired any vegan communist off the street wearing a charity-procured jumper covered in a fine layer of Nik Nak dust who is a full time activist as their main line of work and then this community would have loved the sh*t out of this post.
That's what these guys mean when they say you need a better marketing strategy, and I guess they are right to some degree. Got to know your audience!
ACAB, especially cops who spy on people in their own homes. I will not be buying any further Raspberry Pis as you have shown that you endorse computer misuse by bad actors.
Wow. I’ll give Tony the benefit of the doubt here and feel bad for him with how this has gone down. That said, I’m shocked at how RP’s account handled the initial post and subsequent responses. It’s like the account is trying to pull off being James Blunt or Wendy’s on Twitter but it’s coming off as tone-deaf, unprofessional, and immature.
@esther To whomever is running the RPi Social on Mastodon: This isn't birdsite... You're not posting to "everyone", you're posting to your most valuable customers and word-of-mouthers. Leave your "clapbacks" on the cursed birdsite, pls.
All jokes aside, people won't trust your products won't be surveilling them now. That's why this is not good. You just lost a great deal of consumer trust in your products.
in their defense, they probably wouldn’t have opened with “we hired a policeman” if they were going to hire policemen to do a lot of shady stuff. I think it’s kinda cute that they are so excited 😀
my husband's job is dependent on rpi not going out of business, so I'd really appreciate you not spreading copaganda, you know? This is a real bad look for you. #acab
Good news Korg! Suddenly there’s no shortage of Raspberry Pi boards. No one knows why! Looking forward to your next synth now that the bottleneck has vanished.
Jesus, raspberrypi.social, read the room. Many of us here are marginalized, me included. Gloriying surveillance by law enforcement personnel is going to get you ostracized on the Fedi.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation hiring a surveillance cop is just as bad as a baseball bat company hiring a hooligan or a chef's knive company hiring a serial killer. Yes, there's always a spectrum, but make sure you get the guys who don't misuse your product. It can't be too hard finding somebody decent in the maker scene.
soooo what have you done to address the harm you caused in your 15 years as a tool of state surveillance? It's not an academic question but it seems like it's not somtlething you feel in any way conflicted about and that's a huge red flag.
Narrator: It, in fact, was not going great. It was a bad decision compounded by a mind-bogglingly petulant series of outburst that raised serious questions about the RPi foundation among the very community that had previously been enthusiastic (and patient throughout the long stock drought)
I'm a raspberry pi user who doesn't give a shit one way or the other about Toby.
However, I do give a shit how @Raspberry_Pi exists and exhibits itself in the world. I do hope someone on RPi's management team steps in to stop whomever is running their social media account before they do irreparable damage.
Wanted to let you know that I'm one of a rapidly growing amount of people who have requested that my instance block your entire domain from reaching the 232,000 people at mastodon.cloud. This kind of abusive, belittling behavior by your administrator is not wanted here at Mastodon, and will not be tolerated.
your responses show that you might not give much of a damn about the maker community, but just so you know, you also lost at least one industrial customer with this tone-deafness today. we have to bet on the vendor that's community oriented because that's where the open source community will best support the ecosystem, and let's be honest, that's the major reason to go with the Pi or Pico. Linux and the toolchains rely on people working together.
seems like it's going profoundly poorly, in fact. maybe you should have thought harder about how the community you purport to care about so much would interpret this behavior before doing it.
Yikes! I encourage you to take a step back and remember that most of your clients are enthusiasts for whom privacy is pretty important and maybe this latest toot of yours might be a little tone-deaf.
I hope you recognize this is a mistake on your part so we can all go back gushing about #raspberrypi and what made us stick with you for all those years.
Feel for you guys there are a lot of very angry sad people on here who seem intent on finding offence. Hiring a ex-police officer is smart, unlike the people thinking it’s a problem. Didn’t think I’d see this kind of angry pile on here thought it all been left behind at Twitter.
cool. so what happens now if people are using their rpi for purposes inconsistent with their local/state/fed laws or copyright issues? what is your commitment to users here?
I had a project I had been considering using RPI's for, but... no thanks.
Also, I have to ask... are you trying to go out of business? Posting this on the fediverse feels an awful lot like an invitation to a fight, rather than the social media account of a tech developer/manufacturer.
I don't even care that you hired the guy; in fact, I'd rather that he do interesting rpi builds for you than continue working in surveillance.
But your replies, here? Your response of "bye bye" and a block when a fan raises legitimate, polite concerns? Stunningly inappropriate and childish. I have a hard time imagining that you would act this way in person... and I also have a hard time imagining buying a third Raspberry Pi after this.
'We hired a fascist, who used our products to immiserate people as an agent of the state' is perhaps the most honest expression of #Maker horseshit I've ever seen. Evil stuff.
Hey I had a GumStix, the first tiny single board ARM computer, and still have some BifferBoard (RDC 486-alikes!) I haven't deployed in the wild and I'm really looking forward to RISCV small SBCs. Here's a bunch of cops preventing people from taking legally mandated asylum in a church when mass deportations started under Bush and continue today. You're bad and I hate you. #acab
Nope. No. I don’t think “yes, we’ve hired a surveillance expert to do… a thing… I mean a former surveillance expert… hey LIGHTSABERS!” is really going to cut it if you want to, like, have a customer base.
so you have hired someone who was making tech to probably illegally spy on citizens as we know the police do and @eff has proved time snd time again. Great job at losing a wide swath of customers in one toot.
@esther This is an incredibly disappointing response coming from you guys. This was well articulated criticism of your post, and you're just being a jerk.
Did you do any due diligence at all about your who your audience is here before you joined the Fediverse?
Hiring a cop who did illegal surveillance? What an awful decision. Bragging about it and blocking everyone? Even worse. Staying quiet was an option for you
every time a cop leaves their job society gets better as long as the excop is not replaced with another cop. Unless this guy is not active in persecuting people and harassing the public in general, it’s kind of whatever. You will find people who lean towards open platforms and open source tend to really not like cops. I mean for goodness sake you work with Linux you should understand this by now. Take a step back and read the room?
Why do you think it's cool to hire and brag about someone whose job it was to secretly surveil other people... That's exactly the image I would not want. Glad he put down the badge and got a real job anyway. @Raspberry_Pi @TobyRobertsPi
gonna go out on a limb here and say that uncritically celebrating "surveillance officers" who have undoubtedly been used by the state against its citizens is Bad, Actually
@esther do you realize you're burning your brand as fast as Twitter's with your thoughtless responses to your customer base? The people that have otherwise given you free visibility in the past?
Do you understand what it means to be #defederated?
thank you for the transparency, will shop elsewhere. Not interested in buying spyware or from a company that thinks they need to advertise a hardware expert as a surveillance cop
"Police sexual misconduct is often considered a hidden crime that routinely goes unreported. The current study provides an empirical data on cases of sex-related police crime at law enforcement agencies across the United States. The study identifies and describes incidents where sworn law enforcement officers were arrested for one or more sex-related crimes through a quantitative content analysis of published newspaper articles and court records. The primary news information source was the Google News search engine using 48 automated Google Alerts. Data are analyzed on 548 arrest cases in the years 2005-2007 of 398 officers employed by 328 nonfederal law enforcement agencies located in 265 counties and independent cities in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Findings indicate that police sexual misconduct includes serious forms of sex-related crime and that victims of sex-related police crime are typically younger than 18 years of age."
What's wrong with you? Rapserry Pi is used by lots of people that are daily targeted by police brutality and police illegal surveillance and YOU HIRE A COP???
welp this has brought out the unprofessional-ism in the RPi social team. get your act together and act like an actual brand account and not make remarks / blocking people who are criticising your hiring decision.
Reject copaganda, and reject RP for not only spreading copaganda but for laughing off the tidal wave of negative comments. They're showing us who they really are: assholes.
This is gross beyond compare and your responses to valid criticisms are wildly out of line. Are you really this out of touch with who your audience is?
you stinky poopoo poooppooooo, you hire policeeeee , stinkyyy so smelly, they gomna shot Me cause I am dog woof woof but i still less smelly than stinky cop who smell of poopoo ACAB ❤
I think it's fine that you hired a former officer who worked on surveillance.
What's not fine is the unprofessional way you're handling the criticism. Telling people they can unfollow you, and saying that you think the criticism is an organized effort is not a good public face for any company.
What about acknowledging that the post landed poorly, that you understand the public distaste for police surveillance, and committing to do better?
Funny, but sad, that you think the response to this is being “organized somewhere”. That’s the kind of conspiratorial thinking might lead you to, I dunno, teaming up with the surveillance state. #RaspberrySpy
Wow, this post, the legitimate concern expressed by many, and the absolutely bonkers response from Raspberry Pi is something else. As an engineer, I used to use and recommend Raspberry Pi products to kids and students I have mentored. No more. Bye, bye indeed.
@esther The remark for learning I found quite bidge-building. I must also admit, that having a light-sword swinging picture might be intended to look a bit cool - I found it a bit odd. Personally, I do oppose the British mass-surveillance indulgence. It is a provoking picture, showing fight. I see fight in the conversations around the post. I understand that people can flag up their history of fight with an powerful system. [1/2]
We literally live in a dystopic survielance police state and you think this is cute? Ya'll just have no principals whatsoever? I hope when you open your eyes to seeing what role you played in building this nightmare world you have great trouble sleeping for the rest of your life
High-Vis Chicken Vest
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to High-Vis Chicken Vest • • •Vegetable Gremlin ⍼👻
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to Vegetable Gremlin ⍼👻 • • •Steve
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •timmy
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Dissent
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Wizard Or Warlock?
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Draconic NEO
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I think they meant that the Pi foundation is dumping money into things that would be better spent on building more boards.
@vegetablegremlin That is what you meant, right?
Laura
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Mrs Mouse :verified: :queer:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Biggus Dickus the Roman 🐐 :fake_verified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Nils 'Kojote' Hitze
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •james is ???
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to james is ??? • • •Sebastian Elisa
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to Sebastian Elisa • • •Fabian N. T. 🦆
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Sebastian Elisa
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Sebastian Elisa
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Teal Starsong
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •\u1f01a
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Are you trying to emulate Elon or what?
Joe Nash
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •CellularMoose
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I would boycott you guys over these ridiculous responses if it was possible to get a hold of your boards in the first place.
jpyng
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •But the cherry on top is watching the person in charge of a company’s PR lose their shit and start instructing people to stop following the company on social media.
FDA approved :verified: lychee
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Troed Sångberg
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •i miss the old kirby
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •a goat‽
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •scrottie (he/him/they)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •IMVEC
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •james is ???
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Andy
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Louis Pilfold
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Juan Delgado
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •that's an extremely poor reaction to a very valid concern
Chad
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Tom Swartz
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Moffin'tosh
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •akareilly
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •People are giving you valuable feedback.
bentosmile🍱
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •*that I want to surveil**.
**this is a joke. Chill.
🏳️⚧ melony franklin 🏳️⚧
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Smutchings
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I’m sure he’s a swell guy, and this is his redemption arc, but you definitely dropped the ball on how it was announced and the handling of genuine concerns and sincere worries - including your admission and apparent condoning to the use of your hardware in spying and surveillance by the state on its citizens.
If you don’t see the problem there, you shouldn’t work in computing.
Steve Atkins
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •gentle colossus
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Liam 🏳️🌈
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •a goat‽
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •But if "he built lightsabers" is your only standard for good character, so did Palpatine.
#AreWeTheBaddies
@james
a goat‽
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •But if "he built lightsabers" is your only standard for good character, so did Palpatine.
#AreWeTheBaddies
@james
Maxwell White
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •webhat
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to webhat • • •sbi
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Javielico
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to Javielico • • •lj·rk
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Adults: "Folks I'm not exactly a police supporter but this is a terrible way to intro Tony. You've basically written this guy specialises in surveillance and now he works with our computers, yay!" ~ @james
You: "heeeee builds lightsbabers James. Chill."
Adults: "being dismissive like that further erodes trust. If you don’t understand these concerns, that’s a learning opportunity for you, not a reason to be snarky." ~ @esther
You: "Bye bye now"
I think it's pretty obvious who can claim to behave like an adult here---and who not.
Javielico
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to Javielico • • •synthgal the ratbot
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •i wonder how many police harassment campaigns against political activists Toby participated in, how many lives he's ruined, how much blood he has on his hands. I wonder if his victims felt bullied.
But our concerns are "unfounded."
k.
Cherry Coakes :vaporeon:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Content warning: hey, raspberry pi, look at ne
ACAB
Rally Vincent 🏳️⚧️
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Smutchings
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •tupperward
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Get real.
knightly
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Toby doesn't sound great, he sounds like a pariah.
Between his intro and your reaction to the backlash I'm feeling pretty done with your brand.
Sauce 🧷
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •He can go cry about it to all his rapist friends whose work he directly enabled.
edwardchampion
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Rhombus Ticks
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •It didnt work.
Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •johnaldis
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •cameloper
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •game bug pocket
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Parsingphase
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Vegetable Gremlin ⍼👻
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •the drymifolia collective
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •mirror
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •If you expected something different, you're shockingly out of touch and have no business running a social media account.
jpyng
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Swiff, Solar Archmage
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •So just to clarify, in your opinion, and by extension the opinion of the company on the whole, concerns about a surveillance specialist— explicitly practiced in hiding surveillance equipment in otherwise innocuous objects— being heavily involved in the further development of small, easily hidden computers….
Those concerns, to you, are childish and immature?
Wanna be real clear that that’s what you’re saying here.
James Beavan Matcher
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •My name is Gloria Actually
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Martin Kelly
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Mx. Alex
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Penny
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Niels :verified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Joshua Lander
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •StellaFoxxie :spinny_fox_nb:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Abolish Police
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
Unknown parent • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
Unknown parent • • •eviloatmeal, resident Death Stranding 2 apologist (arch, btw)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to eviloatmeal, resident Death Stranding 2 apologist (arch, btw) • • •def #nowar
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •aurelia, comfy
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •oblivnow
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •You seem unpleasant.
GunChleoc :verified_gaelic:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •@eviloatmeal
Charlie
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •synthgal the ratbot
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •What's next, hiring Richard fucking Spencer as head of PR?
Reverend Brynstero0
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Matt Gray
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Weeeeird article.
Raspberry Pi ❤️ The Establishment
Proxfox Virtual Environment 🦊
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Dr Kim Foale
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Amici Nybråten 🇵🇸 🇺🇦
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Manawyrm
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to Manawyrm • • •Geheimorganisation
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •the drymifolia collective
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Patrick Quin
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •AlisonW ♿🏳️🌈
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •And why make this person's employment, current or former, part of the post? I don't recall ever seeing anyone else who's joined RaspPi getting that treatment, so the only conclusion has to be that you were goading for a response.
So not a professional decision.
Karyl :godot: :procreate:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Martin Kelly
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •knightly
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Here's a few to get you started:
Cops
Spies
Nazis
Military industrial contractors
Cryptocurrency shills
Vulture capitalists
Political party operatives
Agents of apartheid states like Israel or Qatar
Resource privatizers like Nestle
Blatantly corrupt non-profit orgs like FIFA
State-agency front NGOs like the School of the Americas
Hope this helps!
LegallyActionableThreat Ⓐ
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •#acab #raspberrypi
mav :happy_blob:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •sparky
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •arborelia
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Indigonaut
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •scrottie (he/him/they)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •熊柄秋子 (Akiko)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ubergeek
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
in reply to Ubergeek • • •Tom Swartz
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •The article literally says that he used your products to spy on people.
Draic na n-airscél n-amrae
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •And in your article there's nothing to be read that can address our concerns.
And with your reaction you are insulting people. I do not think that should be something to do as a representative of a company.
@TobyRobertsPi
Smutchings
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •“Yes, he used our tech to spy on people. But he also makes lightsabers and laser-cuts pumpkins, which is fun! And he was also a drone operator for the police… But focus on the fun! Look: an automated swear jar! Just hope it does snitch on you!”
Rootin' Hootin'
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I'm not trying to say you hired toby to do this, but hiring someone in this field without even saying what his job is or what he's working on is cause for a pretty big privacy concern, and passing it off with this snark insisting that this kind of information is in the article, when it obviously isn't, is quite unhelpful with putting these concerns at ease.
jpyng
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ecmadtown
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •The Great Llama :fuck_verify:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Personally, I'm much less concerned about the original post than I am about the responses. I think you'll generally find that a lot of people don't trust cops, and one that specialized in surveillance is even more of a concern, but I'd be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for leaving that profession.
That doesn't mean mocking those concerns is a good strategy for dealing with them. You're dealing with a platform where a large portion of the membership is here because they don't want to take snarky abuse from their tech company - read the room!
Minky
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ana
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Gordon D. Bonnar (he/him/il)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Steve
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •John Eddy
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •IMVEC
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •adacable
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
Unknown parent • • •Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi:
Unknown parent • • •Bastet
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •isabel 🌻 :blobhajhearttrans:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •nogsite egg
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •(Flawed) Anarchist ⚑
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Pup Wolfstar
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Fuck cops. ACAB, and that includes @TobyRobertsPi
:anne_triangle: de weledelzeergeleerde Hx Anne C.A. "Joe 'p" Baanen, aggressieve mechanisator en effectieve genderaar
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Content warning: raspberry pi being proud of hiring a surveillance cop
It does me good to see so many others respond with similar concerns. Security is a concern that affects us all. I sincerely hope you act to repair our trust.
Cyber :verified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •slanderoid :disputed:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •@TobyRobertsPi
Richard Ayres
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •But, now, it's a big no-no for me. Bye.
McFoxy
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •isabel :sge: :transper:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •dingus uh um
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Psy Chuan :therian:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •so when are you going to be hiring former MSS agents? i mean why not, you're on a fucking roll. i would ask about the CIA but i'm certain you think they're the good guys despite doing the exact same job
Fish :vegan:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Catnip
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •shrimp eating mammal 🦐
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •your reactions to people's concerns have completely tanked any goodwill I had towards your projects. seriously. obviously you don't care, but damn, you want to run full tilt into pariahdom?
Kate 🏳️⚧️
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •SQU∄▲KY P▲Nᐊ▲K∄S
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Samuel
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Marmly Owl
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •dave bonner
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •XorOwl 🎃
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Sera Tonin Brocious
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Condalmo.
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Acute Accent
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Rachel Lawson
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Honestly, why should we trust anything you make if that type of person is working for you?
cute tran*sexual menace
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Torb (old account)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Charles ☭ H
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Avi 🦝
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Abbie 🏳️⚧️
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Alistair Shepherd
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •There is valid widespread criticism of surveillance and the police, particularly by a large portion of your customers. To ignore and dismiss that is insensitive and thoughtless.
And then to double-down with outright rude responses, completely dismissing concerns, blocking any criticism...
Big time bad vibes from Raspberry Pi now
Defund cops, pay teachers
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Rich Felker
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •When companies trying to play responsible members of the community but slip and show who they really are, believe them.
Daniel 🏳️🌈 Jilg :sondrine:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •vince
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •making light of police surveillance is definitely a misstep, being an asshole in your replies is inexcusable. guess i'll be looking at other vendors next time i'm picking up SBCs
dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧:blobfoxcomputer:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Looks like I'll be learning about some other single-board computers for my next project (starting this weekend). Hey, and they seem to be cheaper! Thanks for getting the ball rolling!
Jeff McAdams
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •It's probably time to rethink your approach to this thread.
def #nowar
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •@esther
dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧:blobfoxcomputer:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Vlado Vince
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •A Big Potato
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Hank Boliday :tblverified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Vlado Vince
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •mray
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Green check-mark says: probably legit account. Outch! 🥵
dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧:blobfoxcomputer:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Meet Raspberry Pi's Maker in Residence - Toby Roberts - Raspberry Pi
Rob Zwetsloot (Raspberry Pi)knightly
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Please say sike
LegallyActionableThreat Ⓐ
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Dane
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •nyura
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Stephen (sparkes) Parkes
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Or employ me and I'll make it. ;)
Dulany, Top .1% Podcast Linker
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •A few hours later: "We hired a policeman & it's going really great." 🙃😬🫠
Shy bunny
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Sierra R, "Botfly Mother"
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Draic na n-airscél n-amrae
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ignorance is very dangerous for human society.
Now, I myself would have only one raised eyebrow upon seeing your post, but upon seeing how you deal with the reactions, which could have been somewhat predictable, I am quite shocked.
You only say that 'people can just unfullow', but with this you dismiss their concerns. That builds antitrust.
Given this behaviour of yours, I cannot completely trust you anymore.
I really hope that this was a mistake and that you will learn and do something to show us that you can still be trusted.
@TobyRobertsPi
broon
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Mike
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Omen
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •dylanbickers
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Cloudmom Colette
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Content warning: verbally flipping off brands being cop bootlickers
#Branding
Inken Paper
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •i'm never buying your products. fuck the police.
Oriol Piera :python:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Erin Rose 🔧🌿
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •you hired a cop that used your hardware to spy on people, and you think that's something worth bragging about!?
ZS
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Coreo Jones (coreopsismajor)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •frater mus
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •sweet baby jebus
pjals
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Hippyadam :catjam:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Police Spies Out of Lives
Police Spies Out of LivesBuster | Felipe
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •kiyn 🍄🌻
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •bfluzin
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Herr Irrtum!
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Btw. blocking people rightfully criticizing you for celebrating tech which is used to actually kill people is such a cheap pussy move of yours.
Disgusting.
Ron's Computer Videos🖥️📼
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Rpi Marketing: "Make sure he's holding a weapon in the post?"
Rpi Bosses: "GENIUS."
Fuzzbizz
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •☄️~Stardust Diving~🌌
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Lucy B
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I do wish you'd rethink the headline and the angle this article takes. I also hope you rethink your response to valid criticism from the community here. I'm really disappointed and surprised by your responses so far. I've always seen the rPi foundation as inclusive and friendly 😔
Julian (they/he) :v_enby:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Annika Backstrom
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Jason Garber
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •adorfer
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •tupperward
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Leila
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Jim Carr :verified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Mightyena Thinker Abouter
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Elliot
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •This is one dumb post given the current climate around police, surveillance, trust in hardware manufacturers, and privacy. It's also a pretty terrible introduction for a new member of staff.
v :heart_lesbian: :verified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •RedCyberLizzie :heart_progress: :butterfly_trans: :flag_asexual:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Anonymous X
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •LintyJuggler90 (Matt)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •And maybe since the internet trolls have become upset I'll be able to find some in stock again.
In all seriousness though: Keep up the good work and I hope to see what Toby can do in an instructive way.
luckless pedestrian
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Sinéad Redmond
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Beretta Vexée
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •"For all the years I've been using Raspeberry Pi's to film women without their knowledge in their bathroom, I never imagined I'd land a job at Raspeberry Pi."
Moved accounts! See bio
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •@Raspberry_Pi's most recent insensitive and shameful blunder
Herr Irrtum!
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •A lot in the FOSS scene are against (in quite active ways) the use of surveillance tech - including me btw. .
Thus being that enthusiastic about surveillance means going against fundamental believes of your supporters.
I'll observe (ha!) very closely how u'll handle this in the future.
If this kind of enthusiasm for tech which states who don't give a damn about human rights use against their people, I'll boycott u!
tactical catgirl action erin
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Coeur66 :antifaverified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •and i'm quite convinced that belittling your followers is kinda bad from a statistics standpoint, because it could hit your bottomline.
otoh, if you want some tips for how to not belittle and enrage your fans and followers, i'd be mildly glad to help.
it's 2022, i'm sure there's training availible for how to communicate sensibly, even in britain.
Coeur66 :antifaverified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •and i'm quite convinced that belittling your followers is kinda bad from a statistics standpoint, because it could hit your bottomline.
otoh, if you want some tips for how to not belittle and enrage your fans and followers, i'd be mildly glad to help.
it's 2022, i'm sure there's training availible for how to communicate sensibly, even in britain.
🏴☠️ParallaX🏴
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Gersande La Flèche
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Content warning: Police Violence; Intimate Partner Violence (IPV); Domestic Abuse
(2013) Fox in the Henhouse: A Study of Police Officers Arrested for Crimes Associated With Domestic and/or Family Violence https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0887403412453837
(2016) Estimating the rate of domestic violence perpetrated by law enforcement officers: A review of methods and estimates https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359178916301331?via%3Dihub
(2014) Police Have a Much Bigger Domestic-Abuse Problem Than the NFL Does https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/09/police-officers-who-hit-their-wives-or-girlfriends/380329/
(2022) Many women who suffer from intimate partner violence don’t trust the police. Why are they the default response? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-intimate-partner-violence-police-response/
Many women who suffer from intimate partner violence don’t trust the police. Why are they the default response?
Molly Hayes (The Globe and Mail)Joe B
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Matthew :antiverified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Tim Kroeger
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ferrous
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Are you not familiar with the whole #spycops thing?
The way police spies extensively infiltrated left-wing, anti-racist and environmental organisations, sabotaged them, manipulated their members, had sex with activists under false pretences... are you not familiar with all this background?
These are just some of the things you might want to be aware of when you're posting proudly about hiring a Surveillance Officer. I wouldn't want you to be confused about why some people here might react negatively to that.
Zack
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ryan, the Dad Who Loves Coffee
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Andy Quitmeyer
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •David :verified:+
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Tevruden Dawnspear
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •And you think the educators / makers who a KEY part of your business strategy as stated on your business strategy, are gonna be cool with that?
I don't have a yikes big enough.
dus7
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •0ddj0bb
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Douglas Kilpatrick
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •You think THAT's abuse?
attractive nuisance
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Biggus Dickus the Roman 🐐 :fake_verified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Bobby Brown
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Nach
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Bushido Squirrel
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •unprofessional noun
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Moto :rainbowinfinity:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Toby: you are not welcome. Anywhere.
#acab
yet
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ciarán O'Brien
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •shoofle
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Benna 🏳️⚧️
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •DirtWood
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •It's a me, Mauro
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Is the train wreck on a Raspberry Pi as well, I wonder?
Jane Gayclerk (handgunner arc)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Promit Roy⚡
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Is certainly a *choice*. ACAB.
Captain1ndustry
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Philip John
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Angie is drawing
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Wizard Or Warlock?
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •edwardchampion
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Anarcho Doggo
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •You're repping this dude's career as a surveillance cop and surprised ppl are like uhhh? Why?
Congrats on alienating yourself from a huge portion of the fediverse cause you were fully dismissive of people raising issues about you obliviously cheering on your creepy instance addition.
Fuck the police. Ex-cops should be ashamed and making amends not bragging about how they used to likely prey on people like us for the carceral state. Fuck all the way off
EduCoder
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •i miss the old kirby
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •EduCoder
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •To whomever is running the social media for #raspberryPi let me say this: your job is to understand the platforms you're on and represent the brand positively. You have failed. I hope you do some learning about #mastodon
Alan🦄
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Alan🦄
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Charlie 🏳️🌈♿💖
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Regi
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •K_Stal
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •🐙 Compañero Allende 🇵🇸
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Diogo Vasconcelos
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Gabe Ortiz
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •whonose123
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Dave Walker 🎶
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Markus Gerstel
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •mason
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Aezart Rothenus
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Andres Salomon
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •rose-eater
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •That's what these guys mean when they say you need a better marketing strategy, and I guess they are right to some degree. Got to know your audience!
Annie of AntifaDucks
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •spilliams
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Sid🇵🇸
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •mrv
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Will/Resist
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •sam
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •chief maraging steel executive
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Hot Mess Express
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •aaronb
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •moonstripe
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •To whomever is running the RPi Social on Mastodon: This isn't birdsite... You're not posting to "everyone", you're posting to your most valuable customers and word-of-mouthers. Leave your "clapbacks" on the cursed birdsite, pls.
Dekkia
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Because being an ass online is how you do that.
MrRat 🐀
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Jet Bradley
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Angie / 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑰 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •The reaction you give when your company shifts its focus from consumers to supplying the surveillance state.
@esther
Brax
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •DualWieldingDad :terminal:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •David R. Feinberg (He/Him)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Lennie
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Tröglödÿt
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •i'll go do a web search for 40% cops to see if he shows up
Anders Borch
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I think it’s kinda cute that they are so excited 😀
Nour Agha :popos:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Sauce 🧷
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •DirtWood
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Charlie 🏳️🌈♿💖
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Beto Dealmeida
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Deborah Pickett
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Jesus, raspberrypi.social, read the room. Many of us here are marginalized, me included. Gloriying surveillance by law enforcement personnel is going to get you ostracized on the Fedi.
Nils Brederlow
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Adam
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ryan.nz
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •catøgattæ :blackrose:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Vaska Raeca
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •🇸🇭🇮🇳🇲🇦🇮:verify:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Yeah, I guess that's p much in the job description 🙄
Also, did you know 40% of cops transition into the private sector? It's true! Google '40% of cops'
Anyway, my next SBC won't be a Pi after the way you clowns handled all of this...
Emma Builds 🚀
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •This is awful.
Rhombus Ticks
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •And digging.
And digging
BeegyPsi
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •However, I do give a shit how @Raspberry_Pi exists and exhibits itself in the world. I do hope someone on RPi's management team steps in to stop whomever is running their social media account before they do irreparable damage.
Jason Pettus :blobrainbow:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •isabel 🏳️⚧️
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ubuntu Peronista
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •ellen teapot
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Sam Stephens
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •https://www.spycops.co.uk/the-story/
The Story - SPYCOPS
SPYCOPSAlec Perkins
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •moonstripe
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •ln
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •we have to bet on the vendor that's community oriented because that's where the open source community will best support the ecosystem, and let's be honest, that's the major reason to go with the Pi or Pico. Linux and the toolchains rely on people working together.
This ain't it.
Germinal 1312
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Cursed Silicon
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •SlightlyCyberpunk
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Tara ♡ :anarchy:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Did you seriously hire someone who has admitted to infringing on the privacy of others without so much as a shred of guilt?
TechSquidTV
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •🅹 found Wilson. ✋
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Piko Starsider :verified_paw:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Secrets and lies: untangling the UK 'spy cops' scandal
Paul Lewis (The Guardian)Simon Carpentier
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I hope you recognize this is a mistake on your part so we can all go back gushing about #raspberrypi and what made us stick with you for all those years.
Voline
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •James
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Justin Maxwell
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Eric Stein �
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Also, I have to ask... are you trying to go out of business? Posting this on the fediverse feels an awful lot like an invitation to a fight, rather than the social media account of a tech developer/manufacturer.
Rhombus Ticks
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •varx/tech
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •But your replies, here? Your response of "bye bye" and a block when a fan raises legitimate, polite concerns? Stunningly inappropriate and childish. I have a hard time imagining that you would act this way in person... and I also have a hard time imagining buying a third Raspberry Pi after this.
Myphatself
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •#ACAB
Karolina Bielnik
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Hughster
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •🌹 Ronin :kirby:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •#acab
🌹 Ronin :kirby:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Have yall been under a rock for the past few years?
#acab
Dad Kapital
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Aimee :bi_flag:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Hanksingle
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •scrottie (he/him/they)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Joshua Lander
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Super User Do
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •ACAB includes raspberry pi now.
Sad
DeFrisselle ☑️
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Forrest 🌾🏴☭🚩
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •acela2163
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Still, at least I know not to buy RP for any future products.
Philosphene
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •:blahaj:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •mattig89ch
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •💣 EyeShy 🏴
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Greg Clarke 🇨🇦 :mverified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •prasket
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Jeff Fecke
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Florist Friar
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Alex Vranas
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Did you do any due diligence at all about your who your audience is here before you joined the Fediverse?
somekindahate3
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Dan Hallock
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Kenyon
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •David Katze
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •yeah no piece of raspberry pi equipment will ever touch my network again after this, consider it compromised
scrottie (he/him/they)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •scrottie (he/him/they)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Falcon Darkstar
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Kayla
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •GoodGoogleyGoogely
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •You will find people who lean towards open platforms and open source tend to really not like cops. I mean for goodness sake you work with Linux you should understand this by now. Take a step back and read the room?
Evan Carroll
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •K_Stal
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Ali Alshamsi
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Dayne Broderson
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Abolish Police
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Randy "DUO" Mongenel
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Master
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •trenchworms
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •fox 🫀
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •awauwa (puppy era):therian:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Lori Williams
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Do you understand what it means to be #defederated?
Skelington
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Bindestrich
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •johnaldis
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Is it?
Helmic
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Content warning: kiddiefucker cops
unreported. The current study provides an empirical data on cases of sex-related police crime at law enforcement agencies across the United States. The study identifies and describes incidents
where sworn law enforcement officers were arrested for one or more sex-related crimes through a quantitative content analysis of published newspaper articles and court records. The primary news information source was the Google News search engine using 48 automated Google Alerts. Data are analyzed on 548 arrest cases in the years 2005-2007 of 398 officers employed by 328 nonfederal law enforcement agencies located in 265 counties and independent cities in 43 states
and the District of Columbia. Findings indicate that police sexual misconduct includes serious forms of sex-related crime and that victims of sex-related police crime are typically younger than 18 years of age."
Siba (Pornonoblogs) (@siba@mastodon.bida.im)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •What's wrong with you? Rapserry Pi is used by lots of people that are daily targeted by police brutality and police illegal surveillance and YOU HIRE A COP???
Space Hobo Actual
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Louis Pilfold
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Moanos
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Content warning: rasberypi, cops
peter
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •ARTCvan
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •xinit ☕
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •What a shame that there aren't any alternatives to Pi that are available to buy (unlike the 4).
Oh wait, there are.
Bye bye now.
#RaspberryBye #RaspberryPi
Heimnetzwerg
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •IMVEC
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Nice move @Raspberry_Pi!
Robert Ivanc
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Rob Rainbolt
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Reject copaganda, and reject RP for not only spreading copaganda but for laughing off the tidal wave of negative comments. They're showing us who they really are: assholes.
Lett Osprey
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I will look for something else.
IMVEC
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •John Federico (HIRING)
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Bye bye now #FediBlock
Sean Corbett
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Deedee猫兎！
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Andrew Jorgensen
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •What's not fine is the unprofessional way you're handling the criticism. Telling people they can unfollow you, and saying that you think the criticism is an organized effort is not a good public face for any company.
What about acknowledging that the post landed poorly, that you understand the public distaste for police surveillance, and committing to do better?
Dan Hallock
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •maia
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •riotz :verified: :verified: :verified: :verified: :verified: :verified:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •James Endicott
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •juno
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Parsec
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Cops
Are
Bastards
Seriously, all of them.
Design by Adrian
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •mementomori
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Bad choice, poor media response
Martin 🌻:autism:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •FPS & NOTE DEV GUY
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •I thought people are lying but this looks legit. Wow.
West Coast Birder
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Henry Edward Hardy
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •How is 1984 Big Brother-type covert surveillance a good thing?
Help me understand.
A loyal Pi customer since 2012:
Dear Henry Hardy,
Thank you for placing the following order online with Newark/element14.
Customer Order Reference Number : 911574460
Date Order Was Placed : 3/1/12 10:17 AM
Part Num. Qty. Availability Line Price Description Mfr Part # Mfr Name
83T1943 1 0 35.00
@Raspberry_Pi @TobyRobertsPi
Richard Hull
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •https://eiara.nz/posts/2022/Dec/09/a-case-study-on-raspberry-pis-incident-on-the-fediverse/
A Case Study on Raspberry Pi’s Incident on the Fediverse
eiara.nzFern
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •1ipod
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Francis ☑️
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Your Friend,
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Nicco Kunzmann
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •gojiclone
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •friendly neighborhood tooter
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •We literally live in a dystopic survielance police state and you think this is cute? Ya'll just have no principals whatsoever? I hope when you open your eyes to seeing what role you played in building this nightmare world you have great trouble sleeping for the rest of your life
TudbuT :v_bi:
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Jeremiah Lee
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •Gif
in reply to Raspberry Pi :raspberrypi: • • •